Herbert Brett vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Herbert Brett
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Herbert Brett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lon Warneke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 3.97 and 1.235 for Herbert Brett. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herbert Brett and Lon Warneke

Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
38.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
34.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Herbert Brett and Lon Warneke

Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herbert Brett and Lon Warneke

Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100